A one-minute silence will be held nationwide on the anniversary of the Manchester Arena terror attack to remember the 22 people who lost their lives.

Among those who died was 14-year-old Eilidh MacLeod.

The Scots schoolgirl had made the 400-mile journey to the Ariana Grande concert from the isle of Barra with her friend Laura MacIntyre, who was seriously injured in the atrocity on May 22 last year.

On Tuesday, the Duke of Cambridge and Prime Minister Theresa May will be among those attending a service of remembrance at Manchester Cathedral, along with families of the victims of the suicide bombing, the injured, the first responders to the scene, civic leaders and other national figures.

Eilidh MacLeod was among 22 people who died in the terrorist attack at an Ariana Grande concert (Image: PA)

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The invitation-only service will incorporate the national silence at 2.30pm, which will be marked at UK Government buildings.

Members of the public will be able to watch it on a big screen in nearby Cathedral Gardens, while the service will also be screened at Glasgow Cathedral, York Minster and Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral.

Later, more than 3000 singers from local choirs will join forces and share the spirit of solidarity at the Manchester Together – With One Voice event in the city’s Albert Square.

Among those performing are the Manchester Survivors Choir, a group made up of people who were at the Arena on the night of the horror, and Parrs Wood High School’s Harmony Group, whose post-attack tribute went viral last year.

A mass 30-minute communal singalong finale promises to be the highlight of the concert, with songs including Grande’s One Last Time, One Day Like This by Elbow, Don’t Look Back In Anger by Oasis and Never Forget by Take That.

Ariana Grande was performing in Manchester when a suicide bomber blew himself up in a terror attack (Image: Getty Images Europe)

At 10.31pm, bells will ring out from buildings across Manchester to mark the moment the attack took place 12 months ago.

Song lyrics will be projected at St Ann’s Church, St Ann’s Square and New Cathedral Street from dusk on May 22 and on following nights up to May 26.

Families of the 22 people killed were invited to suggest a single line from a song which had a personal resonance for them, along with members of the public.

Well-wishers have also been encouraged to share messages of tribute, solidarity and love, and hang them on the Trees of Hope trail throughout the city.

The Manchester Arena bombing last year killed 22 people as they partied to Ariana Grande (Image: PA)